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Creptitate

verb

crep·​i·​tate | \ ˈkre-pə-ˌtāt

to make a crackling sound, crackle

Also: crepitaculum

  • noun An ancient instrument resembling the castanets.
  • noun In zoology, a rattle or rattling-organ, as that on the tail of a rattlesnake.
  • noun A talc-like spot at the base of the upper wings of certain Locustidæ.

Crinicultural

ADJECTIVE

(in British English) of or relating to hair growth

[Constellations: Reflections from Life — Sinéad Gleeson]